The Seven Dreams of Father Smith

Latter-day Saints are familiar with the Joseph Smith’s account of his First Vision in the year 1820.  Less well known, however, are the remarkable dreams of his father, Joseph Smith Senior.  In the years leading up to his son’s first vision, Joseph Smith Senior had seven dreams in which, as he described, a messenger came to him, instructed him, and helped prepare him for what lie ahead.  On today’s episode, we will explore Lucy Mac Smith’s account of these dreams.  

To learn more about the material in this episode, please check out the following sources: 

Lucy Mac Smith, History of Joseph Smith by His Mother (1853).

Richard L. Bushman, Rough Stone Rolling: A Cultural Biography of Mormonism's Enigmatic Founder (2005). 

Mary Jane Woodger, Ken Alford, and Craig Manscill, "4 Prophetic and Beautiful Dreams from Joseph Smith's Parents," LDS Living (24 August 2019), available at https://www.ldsliving.com/4-prophetic-and-beautiful-dreams-from-joseph-smiths-parents/s/91423